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Z96.4: Presence of endocrine implants

You have artificial material in your body that releases messenger substances.

Messenger substances are also called hormones. Messenger substances control many processes in the body such as digestion or growth.

For example, you may have an insulin pump. The messenger substance insulin ensures that the sugar from the blood is absorbed into the cells. Insulin is produced by specific tissue in the pancreas. With diabetes, you have insufficient insulin in your body.

It is also possible for artificial material in your body to release specific sex hormones. Sometimes messenger substances will also be used to treat breast cancers.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).